This matter was definitely not something that Li Yi thought about in a flash, but he had been thinking about it for a long time.
Throughout ancient and modern history, bravery has never been the first priority for a general.
Even in the period when famous generals of the Three Kingdoms emerged in large numbers, they were highly skilled in martial arts and could only serve as personal guards and army guards. For example, Dian Wei, known as the evil man in ancient times, was nothing more than the commander of Cao Ah Man's personal army.
As a general, he is definitely not the best in force, but he is definitely the best in military strategy.
But in the Gale Dynasty, no questions were asked, just one sentence, you can fight!
Damn it!
In the previous martial arts examinations of the Gale Dynasty, there were only four test items: horse, foot, crossbow, and of course, firearms.
In short, in one sentence, if you can fight, you are awesome!
If this was a matter of selecting the king of soldiers, the masters of martial arts, and the elites who would charge into battle, there would be nothing wrong with that.
But now the general is chosen!
It's very useful for beating people up. Those who come out to mess around are talking about background and means!
This time, Li Yi wanted to change the old system of examinations and greatly increase the number of examinations on military art and strategy, which accounted for an absolute share. In addition, he also wanted to add the current Dafeng national affairs, border defense, and military reform to the bottom.
"Your Majesty, will this violate the ancestral system?" After going through a series of struggles in his heart, Sun Tingzong still raised his head with difficulty and raised an objection.
This is why Li Yi doesn't like such old ministers. It's not that they are not loyal enough, not capable enough, or they are too old-fashioned.
What Li Yi wants is reform and the abandonment of the old system. Only reform can save Dafeng!
Looking at Cao Fengyang and other young generals, they all nodded and agreed very much with Li Yi's words.
If a general can only charge into battle, what is the difference between him and a reckless man?
No matter how strong your martial arts skills are, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, what role can you play in a melee involving tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people?
How many people can you defeat? Hundreds, thousands, or at most ten thousand enemies. It's incredible.
What use does it have to the entire war situation?
And if you are trapped in the enemy's formation, you will be captured alive or beheaded by the enemy.
Then your army is finished, leaderless, and may collapse in an instant.
really.
When Li Yi heard this, his expression changed instantly.
What an ancestral system cannot be violated, what kind of bullshit ancestral system cannot be violated, that is pure fart!
This was the case in ancient times. The ancestral system must not be violated at all times. Otherwise, it will be regarded as treason, unfilial son, and unworthy of the ancestors.
Li Yi is annoyed by this the most!
"I don't want to violate the ancestral system, but if the ancestral system can save the country, I will never violate the ancestral system!"
"Sun Aiqing, do you think the ancestral system can save Da Feng?"
Li Yi stood up, his eyes sharp.
Sun Tingzong was completely silent, and some veterans were about to show up, but were frightened back by Li Yi's look.
If the ancestral system could save the Gale Dynasty, it would have been saved long ago, and it would not have fallen to this.
The matter of martial arts is finally settled.
Then the next step is about the system of the new army.
"I believe that the generals of the new army can no longer be selected from the army, including thousands of households and hundreds of households. These lower-level officers cannot be selected at will in the army."
"If you don't promote from the military, how do you select officers?" an official questioned.
"I will assign officers to you!" Li Yi smiled confidently.
Sun Tingzong was stunned?
Cao Fengyang was also stunned?
Even the young generals like Su Changyu were stunned?
"Your Majesty, these young junior generals can be selected from the army. You don't need to bother your Majesty." Suo Yidu couldn't help but say.
"Yes, Your Majesty, there are just some lower-level generals. Is there really no need to trouble Your Majesty to select them personally?"
"Your Majesty has a lot of things to do every day. These major affairs of the court alone are enough to trouble your Majesty. How can we trouble your Majesty again with these trivial matters in the army?"
"..."
The ministers were astonished for a while. The majesty of the Emperor is already busy with major national affairs. If these trivial matters in the military have to trouble His Majesty.
So what's the use of these generals?
Li Yi's thin lips curled slightly, he had long expected these ministers to behave like this.
It's no wonder that junior officers with a thousand households and below are not considered generals at all, and there are too many of them.
The new army of the Gale Dynasty must start at least one hundred thousand. Ten thousand people have ten thousand households, one hundred hundred households, and one hundred thousand people, that is, one hundred thousand households, one thousand hundred households.
Let alone selection, just asking your Majesty to get to know them one by one would be very tiring.
"Well, let me ask you, who are the soldiers recruited by the new army?"
Cao Fengyang and others looked at each other with stunned expressions.
Li Yi answered for them, "They are all farmers who have just put down their hoes. There are only a handful of them who have been on the battlefield, and the ones who have been on the battlefield are all older. Do you think they can serve as hundred-year-olds?" Households, or thousands of households?”
Only then did the officials suddenly realize and nodded in praise. It was indeed good. It was too absurd for some farmers to pretend to be thousands or hundreds of households, and they couldn't do it.
"Everyone, especially you generals, should understand the importance of low-level officers. These low-level military attachés are the ones who truly represent whether an army can afford to be elite."
"The reason why an army can be called an elite is because its lower-level officers and even soldiers are veterans of hundreds of battles. They are calm in the face of battle and dare to serve to the death."
"With this new army of mine, how can I safely let a group of farmers become my thousands or hundreds of households?"
After hearing this, even Sun Tingzong frowned. Your Majesty is so right!
It is simply nonsense to ask a group of farmers to act as thousands or hundreds of households.
well!
I am really old.
Sun Tingzong couldn't help but shook his head.
This time when the new army was formed, Li Yi planned to firmly control the military power of the new army in his own hands, never allow the hands of aristocratic families and nobles to reach in, and maintain absolute purity.
But if you want to maintain absolute purity, you can't recruit soldiers and generals from other armies.
Otherwise, there is no way to guarantee absolute purity.
A hundred years after the founding of the Dafeng Dynasty, aristocratic families and nobles have developed here for a hundred years, and their hands have reached an unimaginable level.
Even Baihu, such low-level officers, were secretly involved with an invisible hand.
Once the troops and generals are selected, the result will be the same, and they will soon be cannibalized by the aristocratic families and nobles.
"I am determined to imitate the Imperial College and establish a martial arts academy. How about it?"
"I will compile a new martial arts strategy and train the basic military attachés who belong to our new army!"
As soon as this statement came out.
The entire Jinluan Palace was suddenly silent.
Your Majesty's idea is so creative and terrifyingly forward-looking.
Li Yi also stared at the ministers. Seeing their expressions, he had already guessed that his idea was too advanced, and their surprise was a normal reaction.
However, my time is indeed a bit tight, after all, the war in Tongguan is becoming more and more urgent.
Sun Tingzong and Cao Fengyang looked at each other in unison, their eyes widened, and they were stunned.
This time, Sun Tingzong also supported Li Yi, cupping his hands and saying: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true!"
“There are tens of millions of soldiers in the army, and if they want to be driven like an arm, the lowest level officers must have extremely high quality!”
Cao Fengyang also continued: "Yes, Your Majesty, if these low-level officers are all trained generals, then the combat effectiveness of this army can only be described as invincible."
Li Yi's words undoubtedly opened a new door for all generals.
Li Yi couldn't help laughing when he saw the reactions of the ministers.
It seems that the ancients were not ignorant, but no one pointed them out.
With a little guidance, they immediately realized the terrifying benefits.
This is what Li Yi learned during his years as a soldier. He also went to military academies, including military academies around the world.
Every country attaches great importance to low-level officers, and some soldiers have special military academies for soldiers.
"However!" Li Yi raised his hand and said slowly: "My time is very urgent now. The war in Tongguan cannot be slowed down for a moment. It only lasts for three months at most."
"After three months, the new army must become an elite force!"
Hear the words.
Many ministers shook their heads, "Three months is too short. Let alone three months, even three years may not be enough."
"Yes, the general family has been trained since childhood. How can it be achieved overnight?"
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve this. Those general families have secret secrets. How can they teach others casually?"
"..."
At this time, Cao Fengyang did not panic at all, and said calmly: "It's just a few hundred and thousand presidents. There is no need to learn so many things. It is enough to know the formations, orders and prohibitions, etc."
"Three months is enough!"
Li Yi nodded, and he made the right choice in choosing Cao Fengyang, a great talent.
At this time, Sun Tingzong also saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to put down this old face and go to the mansions of those old generals in the capital to invite them to come out!"
"Okay!" Li Yi was greatly relieved and clapped his hands.
What is "loyalty!"
This is loyalty!
"I am not stingy either. For all veteran generals who are willing to go out, I will reward each of them a thousand taels of gold and double their salary."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Yi suddenly said with a serious face: "I have decided to personally serve as the dean of this martial arts academy."
"What!"
Upon hearing this, the ministers were shocked and even Sun Tingzong was stunned.
Your Majesty wants to be the dean?
Isn't he crazy?
